Project Controller

BAE Systems; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Project Controller to manage project schedules, cost reporting, and resource demand for the Global Combat Air Programme. The role offers opportunities for hybrid working and career progression within a dynamic team. Essential skills include risk, cost, and resource management, backed by a commitment to quality.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Demonstrable varied project control experience across multiple skills.
• Keen attention to detail and high standards of quality.
• Strong project scheduling experience in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Supporting management of schedules across multiple disciplines.
• Supporting monthly cost reporting against baseline forecasts.
• Maintaining baseline changes and incorporation of contract changes.

Skills

Risk Management

Scheduling

Cost Management

Resource Management

Education

Project Management Professional Qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Title: Project Controller

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £41,361

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the management of schedules across multiple disciplines within BAE Systems, national and international partners
• Supporting the generation and ratification of resource demand across your remit, ensuring appropriate resource levelling and embedding supply solution intel into project planning
• Supporting monthly cost reporting against baseline and previously forecast positions, ensuring data integrity of actual costs, impact assessment of cost performance is understood, and estimates to complete are robust
• Supporting the maintenance of baseline changes and incorporation of contract/customer scope changes
• Supporting the creation and maintenance of monthly project reporting pack, ensuring quality narrative is provided to enable project decision making

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Demonstrable varied project control experience across a number of project control skills (e.g. risk management, scheduling, cost management, resource management)
• Keen attention to detail and a drive to hold high standards of quality
• Strong project scheduling experience in complex environments

Desirable

• Project Management Professional Qualifications
• Microsoft Project Experience

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The FCAS/GCAP Project Control team:

The FCAS/GCAP Project Control Team supports the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) which is an exciting tri-national endeavour to develop a next generation fighter aircraft. The programme is at the start of its lifecycle which provides opportunity to help shape the foundations of the programme which will endure for decades into the future. The Project Control Team is a dynamic team of highly skilled individuals who provide data and performance insights to assist with managing the programme, and we are growing and evolving.You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within the business. This role may have opportunity for national and international travel.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 4th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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